Victory is for those who can say 'Victory is mine'. Success is for those who can begin saying 'I will succeed' and say 'I have succeeded' in the end.

The number one problem that keeps people from winning in the United States today is lack of belief in themselves.

I don't do fashion, I AM fashion.

Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.

You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.

You got to get it while you can.

My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.

Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.

There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.

A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that.

I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.

It's not whether you got knocked down; it's whether you get back up.

A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.

You are never too old to become younger!

Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?

Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal power comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out.